Faster Pussycat Info

- Faster Pussycat was formed in Hollywood by Taime Downe during the Glam metal boom of the 1980s - The earliest incarnation of the band featured Downe and Greg Steele along with Brent Muscat- The name of the band, "Faster Pussycat", is derived from the Russ Meyer film "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"- After many early personnel changes, Faster Pussycat consisted of Taime Downe (vocals), Greg Steele (guitar), Brent Muscat (guitar), Kelly Nickels (bass) and Mark Michals (drums)- Just before they recorded their debut album, Kelly Nickels left the group to join the L.A. Guns and was replaced by Eric Stacy- The band signed a record contract with Elektra Records which released their debut album Faster Pussycat in 1987 which garnered two MTV video hits, "Bathroom Wall" and "Don't Change That Song"- In the United States the band toured with Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth, and Motörhead in support of the album- Also in 1987, Faster Pussycat appeared in the Rockumentary film, The Decline of Western Civilization part 2 - The Metal Years- Two years later, Faster Pussycat recorded their most successful album 'Wake Me When It's Over' which was certified 'Gold' from the RIAA- While the band were touring for the album in 1990, drummer Mark Michals was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska for trying to mail heroin to his hotel room and was subsequently kicked out of the band- Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot filled in as their drummer for the remainder of the tour - After finishing the tour, Brett Bradshaw became Faster Pussycat's new long-term drummer- Tours with KISS and Mötley Crüe followed- In 1990, they recorded a cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" in which a video was also filmed for the track- The song was also included on the 1992 'Belted, Buckled And Booted' EP, which served as the single for "Nonstop To Nowhere" and also included two unreleased tracks- In 1992 they released their third album, 'Whipped!', which peaked at No. 90 on the charts- In 1993, Faster Pussycat broke up, and all members went their separate ways into various projects- In 2001 Faster Pussycat reformed featuring original members Downe (vocals), Muscat (guitar), Steele (guitar); alongside Xristian Simon (guitar), Danny Nordahl (bass), and Chad Stewart (drums)- Steele would leave the band halfway through the band's 2001 headlining reunion tour. Tracii Guns filled in as guitarist for the rest of the tour